Patents Issued in April 20, 2017
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Publication number: 20170108628Abstract: Light control films are provided that confine light transmitted therethrough to be within a 360° view region and block light outside of this view region. The light control films can provide security in all directions including right-and-left and up-and-down of the films, without compromising light transmittance compared to one-dimensional light control films. The light control films include an array of light transmissive, tapered posts and absorptive regions disposed between the posts.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2015Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Jeremy K. Larsen, Kurt J. Halverson, Jeffrey L. Solomon
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Publication number: 20170108629Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a dual view field display panel and a dual view field display apparatus. The dual view field display panel includes first display regions and second display regions alternatively arranged in a row direction and/or a column direction. The dual view field display panel further includes a first substrate; a second substrate arranged opposite to the first substrate; a grating structure between the first substrate and the second substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2015Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventor: Chia Chiang Lin
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Publication number: 20170108630Abstract: A color filter substrate, a display panel and a display device are provided. The color filter substrate includes a plurality of edge pixels. Each edge pixel includes a plurality of subpixels. Each subpixel is divided by the border line into a display portion at the display region and a non-display portion beyond the display region. The non-display portion is covered with a light-shielding layer. The plurality of subpixels includes a standard subpixel and a plurality of to-be-adjusted subpixels. For each to-be-adjusted subpixel, an additional light-shielding layer is provided at the display portion of the to-be-adjusted subpixel, or the light-shielding layer covering the non-display portion of the to-be-adjusted subpixel is provided with at least one aperture.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicants: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Ruiyong WANG, Dan WANG, Yun QIU, Xiao SUN, Jiuxia YANG, Bing BAI, Xuebo ZHANG
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Publication number: 20170108631Abstract: The present invention relates to a band-pass filter containing a plurality of films, having a reflective band centered on a predetermined wavelength ? and having a transmission band in a part within the reflective band, in which the band-pass filter further contains an additional layer formed of two continuous layers of a high refractive index film with an optical film thickness of ?/4.5 or less and a low refractive index film with an optical film thickness of ?/4.5 or less, inserted in at least one boundary out of boundaries of the plurality of films.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Masahiro MURAKAWA, Masahiro MORI, Kageyuki SATOU
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Publication number: 20170108632Abstract: An optical film, a liquid crystal display including the same, and a method for manufacturing a protective film used therefor are provided. An optical film includes a polarizer and a protective film laminated or stacked on at least one surface of the polarizer, and a thickness-direction retardation (Re) of the protective film is in the range of 0 nm to 200 nm, and an out-of-plane retardation (Rth) of the protective film is in the range of 300 nm to 1,200 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2014Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: So Hee Yu, Ran Kim, Seung Kyu Lee
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Publication number: 20170108633Abstract: Disclosed is a light guide plate, a back plate, an edge-lit type backlight module and a display device. The light guide plate includes a main body and an extending part, wherein the extending part is disposed on a sidewall of the main body and extending outwardly, and the extending part and the sidewall of the main body define a space for accommodating a backlight source.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Zhi ZHU, Yinyan XUE, Yang YANG, Zhi YANG, Yeshun XU
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Publication number: 20170108634Abstract: A backlight unit includes a light source having an emission region, a wiring board having the light source mounted thereon, a light guide plate having a side surface into which light from the light source enters, and a front surface from which the light exits, a light shielding adhesive tape adhering to the wiring board, and an optical sheet which overlaps with the front surface of the light guide plate. The front surface of the light guide plate includes an effective region serving as a planar light source and a light entering region ranging from the side surface to the effective region. The wiring board and the light-shielding adhesive tape each have a part positioned in the light entering region, and the optical sheet is arranged from the effective region to the light entering region. An end portion of the optical sheet overlaps with the light-shielding tape.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Munenori Motooka, Nobuyuki Suzuki
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Publication number: 20170108635Abstract: A backlight module with a non-planar lateral structure and LCD apparatus using the same are described. The backlight module comprises a light source; and a light guide body comprising a lateral incident surface and a non-planar lateral structure adjacent to the emitting surface and the bottom surface therebetween; wherein the non-planar lateral structure is opposite lateral incident surface, and a first incident light and a second incident light pass through the lateral incident surface and enter the light guide body; and wherein the non-planar lateral structure reflects and refracts the first incident light so that the reflected and refracted light of the first incident light returns from the non-planar lateral structure back to the light guide body, and the returned first incident light and the second incident light are reflected again from the bottom surface and emitted from the emitting surface to an LCD panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Qian Chen, Qing Guo, Xingling Guo
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Publication number: 20170108636Abstract: A 3D image display apparatus includes a display panel configured to display a multiview image, a light guide plate disposed in a rear of the display panel and spaced apart from the display panel, a main pattern repeatedly formed and spaced at a preset interval, and a light source configured to irradiate light to the light guide plate. A height of a sub pattern disposed in a light incident portion of the light guide plate near the light source among sub patterns constituting the main pattern is smaller than that of a sub pattern disposed in a central portion of the light guide plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jung-hoon YOON, Ki-hyung KANG
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Publication number: 20170108637Abstract: A light guide device that improves the efficiency of backlighting and creates a more uniformly illuminated image is provided. The light guide device includes a first light guide that guides light emitted from a light source and a second light guide component disposed in contact with a surface of the first light guide component to guide incident light incident through the first light guide component. A first optical reflection component is disposed on the surface of the first light guide component to reflect incident light to an adjacent surface of the first light guide component. A second optical reflection component is disposed on a surface of the second light guide component that is adjacent to the first light guide component to reflect incident light through the first optical reflection component to the first light guide component.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventor: Hyeong Seon Kim
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Publication number: 20170108638Abstract: A backlight 200 is provided with a frame body 9 that is in contact with a side surface of a light guide plate 5, and a non-light emitting region surrounding a light emitting region of a light emitting surface of an LED 60. The side surface of the light guide plate 5 and the LED 60 can be brought close to each other, while preventing a contact therebetween by means of the frame body 9. Furthermore, by means of the frame body 9, light emitted from the LED 60 is prevented from leaking out from between the light emitting surface of the LED 60 and the side surface of the light guide plate 5. Consequently, the ratio at which the light emitted from the LED 60 is inputted to the light guide plate 5 is increased, thereby improving luminance or power saving performance of the backlight 200.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2014Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventor: Daisuke Teragawa
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Publication number: 20170108639Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight module, comprising a glue frame, a light guide plate and a backlight source, wherein the glue frame comprises two opposite side walls and end walls connecting with the two side walls, and a loading plate is located at an inner side of the end wall, and a limiting plate is connected between the two side walls, and the limiting plate and the loading plate are respectively located at two opposite sides of the light guide plate, and the light guide plate comprises an incident surface, a limiting block and a limiting slot, and the limiting block and the limiting slot are respectively located on two opposite surfaces of the light guide plate and close to one end of the light guide plate provided with the incident surface. The present invention further provides a display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2015Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yanxue ZHANG
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Publication number: 20170108640Abstract: The present invention proposes a back light module. The backlight module includes a back plate, a light guiding plate, and an optical film. The back plate includes a bottom plate and a side plate positioned on the bottom plate. The side plate has a concave part on the inner surface. The light guiding plate and the optical film are positioned within the light guiding plate. A non-light-inputting side of the light guiding plate is inserted into the concave part of the side plate, and the side plate is arranged to surround the light guiding plate and the optical film. The present invention also proposes a display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2015Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicants: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jie ZENG, Gege ZHOU
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Publication number: 20170108641Abstract: A hollow-core photonic crystal fiber gas cell and method for preparing the same. The hollow-core photonic crystal fiber gas cell comprises a single-mode fiber, a fiber splicing protection sleeve, a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber, and a photoelectric detector. One end of the single-mode fiber is fusion spliced with one end of the hollow-core photonic crystal fiber to form a fusion splice and seal one end of the hollow-core photonic crystal fiber gas cell. The fiber splicing protection sleeve covers and protects the fusion splice. The other end of the hollow-core photonic crystal fiber is processed into an output end by fusion sealing, and the surface of the output end faces, but is not parallel to, a detection surface of the photoelectric detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Haiwen CAI, Zeheng CHEN, Fei YANG, Jianxin GENG, Dijun CHEN, Weibiao CHEN
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Publication number: 20170108642Abstract: An optical fiber having a reduced attenuation includes a silica glass core and a silica glass cladding. The silica glass core has substantially no germanium and includes a first core and a second core. The second core encloses the first core, the refractive index of the second core is larger than the refractive index of the first core, and the average value of halogen concentration of the second core is 5000 ppm or more. The silica glass cladding surrounds the second core and contains substantially no gemianium. The refractive index of the cladding is smaller than the refractive index of the first core.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Yoshiaki TAMURA, Tetsuya HARUNA, Masaaki HIRANO, Hirotaka SAKUMA
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Publication number: 20170108643Abstract: A system comprises a first optical component comprising at least one waveguide and at least one self-alignment feature; and a second optical component comprising at least another waveguide and at least another self-alignment feature; wherein the self-alignment feature of the second optical component engage to assist in optically-coupling the waveguide of the first optical component and the waveguide of the second optical component when the first optical component has a manufacturing tolerance in a given geometric dimension and is mounted in the second optical component.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Russell A. Budd, Daniel M. Kuchta, Benjamin Giles Lee, Laurent Schares, Clint Lee Schow
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Publication number: 20170108644Abstract: A right angle waveguide having a square rod-type square lattice photonic crystal and dual compensation scattering rods having a high refractive index. The right angle waveguide is a photonic crystal formed from first dielectric rods having a high refractive index arranged in a background dielectric having a low refractive index according to a square lattice. In the photonic crystal, one row and one column of the first dielectric rods having the high refractive index are removed to form the right angle waveguide. Second and third dielectric rods having a high refractive index are respectively arranged at the two corners, of the right angle waveguide, the second and third dielectric rods being the compensation scattering rods. The first dielectric rods are square rods having the high refractive index. The right angle waveguide has extremely low reflectance and a very high transmission rate, and facilitates large-scale optical path integration.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventor: ZHENGBIAO OUYANG
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Publication number: 20170108645Abstract: A right angle waveguide having a square rod-type square lattice photonic crystal and a single compensation scattering rod having a high refractive index. The right angle waveguide is a photonic crystal formed from first dielectric rods having a high refractive index arranged in a background dielectric having a low refractive index according to a square lattice. In the photonic crystal, one row and one column of the first dielectric rods having the high refractive index are removed to form the right angle waveguide. A second dielectric rod having a high refractive index is arranged at a corner of the right angle vvaveguide, the second dielectric rod being the compensation scattering rod. The first dielectric rods are square rods having the high refractive index. The right angle waveguide has extremely low reflectance and a very high transmission rate, and facilitates large-scale optical path integration.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventor: ZHENGBIAO OUYANG
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Publication number: 20170108646Abstract: A right angle waveguide having a circular rod-type square lattice photonic crystal and dual compensation scattering rods having a high refractive index. The right angle waveguide is a photonic crystal formed from first dielectric rods having a high refractive index arranged in a background dielectric having a low refractive index according to a square lattice. In the photonic crystal, one row and one column of the first dielectric rods having the high refractive index are removed to form the right angle waveguide. Second and third dielectric rods having a high refractive index are respectively arranged at the two corners of the right angle waveguide, the second and third dielectric rods being the compensation scattering rods. The first dielectric rods are circular rods. The right angle waveguide has extremely low reflectance and a very high transmission rate, and facilitates large-scale optical path integration.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventor: ZHENGBIAO OUYANG
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Publication number: 20170108647Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention is a square-hole square-lattice photonic crystal orthogonal waveguide having low refractive index twin compensation scattering columns, being a photonic crystal consisting of a low refractive-index first medium column in a high refractive-index background medium arranged in a square crystal lattice, there being removed from said photonic crystal one row and one column of the low refractive-index first medium so as to form an orthogonal waveguide; columns of a second and a third low refractive-index medium are configured at two turning points respectively of said orthogonal waveguide; the second and third medium columns are compensation scattering columns; said second and third medium compensation scattering columns are low refractive-index medium columns or air holes; the first medium column is a low refractive-index medium square column or square air hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventor: ZHENGBIAO OUYANG
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Publication number: 20170108648Abstract: A telecommunications enclosure includes first and second generally aligned cable ports at opposing ends of the enclosure. A cable anchor at each of the first and second cable ports is for anchoring a fiber optic drop cable to the enclosure and to limit axial movement of the cable relative to the enclosure. A blade guide structure is positioned between the first and second cable ports, the blade guide structure configured to abut a portion of the cable extending between the first and second cable ports and defining at least a blade guide surface adapted to guide a cutting blade used for removing a portion of a cable jacket without damaging optical fibers of the cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventor: Trevor D. Smith
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Publication number: 20170108649Abstract: An integrated non-reciprocal polarization rotator comprises a substrate, a Faraday crystal, a first waveguide, and a second waveguide. The substrate has a recess extending to a predetermined depth. The Faraday crystal is mounted in the recess and optically coupled with the first waveguide and the second waveguide.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: Skorpios Technologies, Inc.Inventors: John Dallesasse, Stephen B. Krasulick
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Publication number: 20170108650Abstract: The inventive configurable optical fiber polarization mode coupler is capable of providing a low-loss, high-coupling coefficient interface with high accuracy and easy alignment between a plurality of optical fibers (or other optical devices) with a first channel-to-channel spacing, and an optical device having a plurality of closely-spaced waveguide interfaces with a second channel-to-channel spacing, where each end of the optical fiber coupler array is configurable to have different channel-to-channel spacing, each matched to a corresponding one of the first and second channel-to-channel spacing, and that are preferably optimized for use with photonic integrated circuits, such as coupling to dense optical input/output interfaces, wafer-level testing, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Gary Weiner, Victor Il'ich Kopp, Jonathan Singer, Daniel Neugroschl, Jongchul Park, Mitchell Wlodawski
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Publication number: 20170108651Abstract: An optical switching arrangement includes a plurality of input and output waveguides. Each of the input waveguides has a first plurality of 1×2 optical switches associated therewith and extending therealong. Each of the output waveguides has a second plurality of 1×2 optical switches associated therewith and extending therealong. Each of the first and second plurality of optical switches is selectively switchable between a through-state and a cross-state. The input and output waveguides are arranged such that optical losses arising for any wavelength of light only depend on a length of segments of the input and output waveguides located between adjacent ones of the 1×2 optical switches. Each of the first plurality of optical switches associated with each of the input waveguides is optically coupled to one of the second plurality of optical switches in a different one of the output waveguides when both optical switches are in the cross-state.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2015Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventor: JEFFERSON L. WAGENER
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Publication number: 20170108652Abstract: A method of splicing an optical fiber of the invention splices a first optical fiber cable and an optical fiber in a splicing box, the first optical fiber cable is a drop cable or an indoor cable, the optical fiber is drawn from a second optical fiber cable, the method splices a terminal of the first optical fiber cable and the optical fiber. The method includes: sliding a unit base holding an extended-optical-fiber-attached splice along a rail in a direction in which the unit base approaches a grasper; thereby inserting an inserted optical fiber grasped by the grasper between halved elements of a mechanical splice; and splicing the inserted optical fiber and an extended optical fiber by butt-jointing an end of the inserted optical fiber to the extended optical fiber.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicants: FUJIKURA LTD., NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki MORIOKA, Takashi YAMAGUCHI, Kazuhiro TAKIZAWA, Kazutoshi TAKAMIZAWA, Tetsuhiro NUMATA, Atsushi HAMAOKA, Atsushi DAIDO, Tadashi SASAKI, Masahiro IDA, Hayato MINAMI, Chihiro SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20170108653Abstract: A communications connection system includes an SC fiber optic connector including a storage device having memory configured to store physical layer information. The storage device also includes electrical contacts or an RFID antenna coil connected to the memory for transmitting information to a management system. The communications connection system also includes a fiber optic adapter module having one or more media reading interfaces. Each media reading interface is configured to read physical layer information stored on one of the fiber optic connectors received at the adapter module. Example media reading interfaces include electrical contacts and RFID readers.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: David J. Anderson, Stephen Lambourn
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Publication number: 20170108654Abstract: Disclosed are an optical fiber connector assembly, an optical fiber connector plug, and an adapter assembly, comprising an optical fiber connector plug, an optical fiber connector adapter, and an adapter base plate. A plug information storage chip and an indicator light-guiding pillar are arranged in parallel on a bottom side of the optical fiber connector plug. Each pin of the plug information storage chip is electrically connected to conductive slide-rails. Metal elastic pins and an indicator light accommodation portion are arranged in parallel on a bottom side of a plug opening of the optical fiber connector adapter. Pin contacts and an indicator light are arranged in parallel on the adapter base plate. When the adapter is mounted on the adapter base plate, the indicator light is accommodated in the indicator light accommodation portion and the metal elastic pins are electrically connected to the pin contacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Guo Zhao, Xiaojian Cao, Yunpeng Xie, Xiangyong HAO, Lei Zhou
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Publication number: 20170108655Abstract: A photonic package includes a photonic device having a photon emitter on the front side of the die. A beam of photons from the photon emitter passing from the front side to the backside of the die, passes through the substrate material of the die which is substantially transparent to the beam of photons, to the backside of the die. Other embodiments are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Edward A. ZARBOCK, Debendra MALLIK
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Publication number: 20170108656Abstract: Light-receiving elements and the like that can more simply absorb and transmit light are provided. A Light-receiving element includes a lens unit condensing incident light to emit the light from an emission surface, an absorption layer arranged on the emission surface of the lens unit to absorb part of the condensed light and transmit the remaining condensed light, and a detection layer placed on the absorption layer to detect intensity of light emitted from the lens unit, on the basis of intensity of light absorbed by the absorption layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2015Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Kazuhiro SHIBA
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Publication number: 20170108657Abstract: A consumable cored wire for measuring a temperature of a molten steel bath includes an optical fiber and a cover laterally surrounding the optical fiber in a plurality of layers. One layer is a metal pipe, also called metal jacket or metal tube. An intermediate layer, also called filler, is arranged beneath the metal tube. The intermediate layer is a rope.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Martin KENDALL, Robert Charles WHITAKER, Marc STRAETEMANS, Jack CHILDS, Dominique FEYTONGS
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Publication number: 20170108658Abstract: A multiple circuit cable includes an inside transfer body that transfers a first signal or a first power, an inside insulator that covers an outer circumference of the inside transfer body, an outside transfer body that is disposed on an outside of the inside insulator and transfers a second signal or a second power, and an outside insulator that covers an outer circumference of the outside transfer body. The outside transfer body is configured with a plurality of conductive fibers having conductivity. The outside transfer body has a thickness so that an outer shape is a flattened into a flat-shape when an external force is applied.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroki KONDO, Satoru YOSHINAGA
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Publication number: 20170108659Abstract: A telecommunications cable fixation and sealing system (14) includes a telecommunications cable (18) including a jacket defining a jacket perimeter having a generally non-circular transverse cross-section and an adapter tube (26) slidably placed over the jacket of the telecommunications cable (18), the adapter tube (26) defining a tube perimeter (28) having a generally circular transverse cross-section and defining a throughhole (30) having a generally non-circular transverse cross-section that is configured to receive the telecommunications cable (18).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2015Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Philippe COENEGRACHT, Mohamed AZNAG
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Publication number: 20170108660Abstract: Provided are a lens driving device, a camera device, and an electronic apparatus that are capable of smoothly guiding a lens support. A lens driving device (10) includes a lens support (22) configured to support a lens, a frame member (30) surrounding a periphery of the lens support (22), and a plurality of guiding mechanisms (52a to 52a) configured to guide the lens support (22) relative to the frame member (30) in a freely movable manner. Each of the plurality of guiding mechanisms (52a to 52d) includes a first guiding portion (62a to 62d) formed in the frame member (30), a second guiding portion (64a to 64d) formed in the lens support (22), and balls (24a to 24d) arranged between the first guiding portion (62a to 62d) and the second guiding portion (64a to 64d). The first guiding portion (62b) is formed with use of a first frame member (30a) and a second frame member (30b) that are separate members.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Li-Te KUO, Ying-Chi CHO
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Publication number: 20170108661Abstract: Provided is a lens device, including: a lens barrel, a control unit mounted to the lens barrel; and a cable having one end connected to the control unit. In the lens device, a cable housing groove configured to house a part of the cable therein in such a manner that the part of the cable is wound around the cable housing groove from a radially outer side of the lens barrel is formed along a circumferential direction of the lens barrel so as to be exposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventor: Junichi ENDO
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Publication number: 20170108662Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens group and a second lens group. The first lens group includes a first lens and a second lens. The second lens group includes a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens. The first to seventh lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side toward an imaging plane. The optical imaging system satisfies TL/2Y<1.3, where TL is a distance from an object-side surface of the first lens to the imaging plane, and 2Y is a diagonal length of the imaging plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Tae Youn LEE
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Publication number: 20170108663Abstract: An imaging lens which uses a larger number of constituent lenses for higher performance and features a low F-value, low-profile design and a wide field of view. Designed for a solid-state image sensor, the imaging lens includes constituent lenses arranged in order from an object side to an image side: a first positive refractive power lens; a second negative refractive power lens; a third lens; a fourth lens; a fifth lens; a sixth lens having a concave image-side surface near an optical axis; and a seventh negative refractive power lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: KANTATSU CO., LTD.Inventor: Yukio SEKINE
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Publication number: 20170108664Abstract: An imaging lens which uses a larger number of constituent lenses for higher performance and features a low F-value, low-profile design and a wide field of view. Designed for a solid-state image sensor, the imaging lens includes constituent lenses arranged in order from an object side to an image side: a first positive refractive power lens; a second negative refractive power lens; a third lens; a fourth lens; a fifth lens; a sixth lens having a concave image-side surface near an optical axis; and a seventh negative refractive power lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: KANTATSU CO., LTD.Inventor: Yukio SEKINE
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Publication number: 20170108665Abstract: An image capturing lens system, including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element with positive refractive power having an object-side surface being convex thereof; a second lens element having negative refractive power; a third lens element; a fourth lens element; a fifth lens element with negative refractive power having at least one of an object-side surface and an image-side surface thereof being aspheric and having at least one inflection point thereof; and a sixth lens element with positive refractive power having both an object-side surface and an image-side surface being convex thereof and at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface thereof being aspheric; wherein the image capturing lens system has a total of six lens elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2015Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventor: HSIN-HSUAN HUANG
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Publication number: 20170108666Abstract: There is provided an optical imaging system including a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens. The first lens includes a negative refractive power and a concave object-side surface. The second lens includes a concave object-side surface. The fourth lens includes a negative refractive power. The sixth lens includes an inflection point formed on an image-side surface thereof. The first to sixth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side toward an imaging plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tae Youn LEE
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Publication number: 20170108667Abstract: A compact high-resolution imaging lens which provides a wide field of view of 80 degrees or more and corrects various aberrations properly. Designed for a solid-state image sensor, the imaging lens includes constituent lenses arranged in the following order from an object side to an image side: a first positive (refractive power) lens having a convex object-side surface; a second negative lens having a concave image-side surface; a third positive lens as a double-sided aspheric lens having a convex object-side surface; a fourth positive lens having a convex image-side surface; a fifth lens as a double-sided aspheric lens having a concave image-side surface; and a sixth negative lens having a concave image-side surface. The image-side surface of the sixth lens has an aspheric shape with a pole-change point in a position off an optical axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: KANTATSU CO., LTD.Inventor: Yukio SEKINE
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Publication number: 20170108668Abstract: A compact high-resolution imaging lens which provides a wide field of view of 80 degrees or more and corrects various aberrations properly. Designed for a solid-state image sensor, the imaging lens includes constituent lenses arranged in the following order from an object side to an image side: a first positive (refractive power) lens having a convex object-side surface; a second negative lens having a concave image-side surface; a third positive lens as a double-sided aspheric lens having a convex object-side surface; a fourth positive lens having a convex image-side surface; a fifth lens as a double-sided aspheric lens having a concave image-side surface; and a sixth negative lens having a concave image-side surface. The image-side surface of the sixth lens has an aspheric shape with a pole-change point in a position off an optical axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: KANTATSU CO., LTD.Inventor: Yukio SEKINE
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Publication number: 20170108669Abstract: There is provided an optical imaging system including a prism, a first fixed lens group, a first movable lens group, a second movable lens group, and a second fixed lens group. The prism is configured to refract light reflected from an object side toward an imaging plane and a reflecting member. The prism is disposed on the first fixed lens group and the first movable lens group is configured to change a position of the imaging plane so that an overall focal length is changed. The second movable lens group is configured to adjust a position of the imaging plane so that a focal length for an object is adjusted. The imaging plane is disposed on the second fixed lens group.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hag Chul KIM
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Publication number: 20170108670Abstract: An optical imaging system includes lenses. A prism is disposed adjacent to a first lens of the lenses and a second lens of the lenses, and is configured to refract light from the first lens to the second lens. A reflecting member is disposed adjacent to a fifth lens of the lenses and an imaging plane, and is configured to reflect light from the fifth lens to the imaging plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Jung Hui KO
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Publication number: 20170108671Abstract: At least one embodiment of an optical system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a front unit having a plurality of lenses, an aperture stop, and a rear unit having a positive refractive power. In at least one embodiment, a positive lens and three or more negative lenses are disposed in the front unit, and the material of negative lenses included in the front unit, the focal length of the front unit, and the focal length of the entire optical system are set appropriately.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventor: Yosuke Eguchi
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Publication number: 20170108672Abstract: An optical device including a first substrate, a light source, a second substrate, an image capturing device, a microstructure layer, and an infrared pass layer is provided. The light source is disposed on the first substrate. The second substrate is disposed above the first substrate. The second substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The image capturing device is disposed on the first substrate to receive a light beam, which is originated from scattered light beams scattered by an object touching the first surface of the second substrate. The microstructure layer is disposed on the first surface of the second substrate. The microstructure layer is adapted to increase a light beam, which is scattered by the object and transmitted to the image capturing device. The infrared pass layer is adapted to pass the infrared light.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Li-Yuan Chang, I-Hsiu Chen, Chin-Hui Huang
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Publication number: 20170108673Abstract: An imaging optical system includes a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens unit, and a fifth lens unit, and the first lens unit includes a first negative lens and a first cemented lens, the second lens unit includes a second cemented lens and one or more positive lens components, the third lens unit includes one or more positive lens components and a third cemented lens, and the first cemented lens includes a negative lens closest to the reduction side and has a concave surface facing the reduction side, the second cemented lens has a positive refractive power and has a concave surface facing the enlargement side, the third cemented lens has a positive refractive power and has a negative lens on the reduction side.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Keisuke ICHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20170108674Abstract: An imaging optical system includes an aperture stop, a first cemented lens, a second cemented lens, and a third cemented lens, and the first cemented lens is positioned closer to the enlargement side than the aperture stop is, the second cemented lens is positioned on the reduction side and adjacent to a predetermined lens unit is, and the third cemented lens is positioned closer to the reduction side than the aperture stop is, the predetermined lens unit has a negative refractive power and includes all of lenses located from a lens positioned closest to the enlargement side to the first cemented lens, the first cemented lens includes a positive lens and a negative lens, the second cemented lens includes a negative lens and a positive lens, and the third cemented lens includes a positive lens and a negative lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Keisuke ICHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20170108675Abstract: An imaging optical system includes, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, a third lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having a positive refractive power, the first lens unit includes a first negative lens and a first cemented lens, the second lens unit G2 includes a second cemented lens, one or more positive lens components, and a third cemented lens, and the first cemented lens includes a negative lens and has a surface having a concave surface facing toward the reduction side, the second cemented lens has a positive refractive power and has a surface having a concave surface facing toward the enlargement side, and the third cemented lens has a positive refractive power and includes a negative lens on the reduction side.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Keisuke ICHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20170108676Abstract: Provided is a zoom lens, including first to fourth lens units having positive, negative, positive, and positive refractive powers and a rear lens unit, which are arranged in order from object side to image side, in which: rear lens unit includes a negative front-side subunit and a positive rear-side subunit arranged in order from object side to image side; front-side subunit moves in a direction having a component perpendicular to optical axis; and front-side subunit includes at least one positive lens and at least one negative lens. A focal length of front-side subunit, a focal length of one positive lens of the at least one positive lens, a refractive index and an Abbe number of a material of the one positive lens, and a refractive index and an Abbe number of a material of one negative lens of the at least one negative lens are set appropriately.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventor: Masao Hori
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Publication number: 20170108677Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from object side: a positive first unit not moving for zooming; a second unit moving during zooming; a positive third unit; a positive fourth unit; and a rear unit including at least one unit, the second unit including one or more lens sub-units and having a negative refractive power as a whole, the fourth unit moving during zooming, the zoom lens including a stop between the second and third units or between the third and fourth units. Lateral magnifications of the second unit at a wide angle end and a telephoto end when beam enters from infinity, focal lengths at the wide angle end and the telephoto end, a focal length of the first unit, and a focal length of the second unit at the wide angle end are appropriately set.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Kazuya SHIMOMURA, Tomoyuki NAKAMURA